CVE-2024-8187

The Smart Post Show WordPress plugin before 3.0.1 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0e51b3b5-f003-4af9-8538-95f266065e36/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0e51b3b5-f003-4af9-8538-95f266065e36/	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:shapedplugin:smart_post_show:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

27 May 2025, 19:53

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-05-15 20:15

Updated : 2025-05-27 19:53

NVD link : CVE-2024-8187

Mitre link : CVE-2024-8187

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-8187

JSON object : View

Products Affected

shapedplugin

smart_post_show

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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